escarbuncle
noun
es·carbuncle
ə̇ˈs,
eˈs+-
: a heraldic charge consisting of a center ornament with eight decorated rays to represent the precious stone carbuncle
called also carbuncle
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French escarbuncle, escarboncle, modification (probably influenced by esmeraude emerald) of Latin carbunculus dark red precious stone, small coal